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Forsyth Medical Center announced recently that Sharon Wingo, RN, has been named Head Nurse for the Emergency Departments new Express Admission Unit. In her new role, Wingo will be responsible for managing and streamlining the care of patients who have been admitted to the hospital through the Emergency Department. She will also play an important role in helping to move the unit into the hospitals new Emergency Department, which is currently under construction and scheduled to open in September.

Wingo has been with Forsyth for almost six years, most recently as a Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department. Wingo is also one of six nurses at the hospital who have participated in weeks of intense training to become certified as Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners. They provide medical care and evidence collection for sexual assault and domestic violence victims as part of the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program. The SANE program is a collaborative effort between Forsyth Medical Center, Family Services, the Forsyth County District Attorneys office and local law enforcement.

Forsyth Medical Center is one of seven hospitals that are part of Novant Health, a not-for-profit healthcare system based in North Carolina. In addition to Forsyth Medical Center, other hospital affiliates include Medical Park Hospital in Winston-Salem and Thomasville Medical Center in Thomasville; also Presbyterian Hospital, Presbyterian Orthopaedic Hospital and Presbyterian Hospital Matthews in the Charlotte area. Other facilities and programs of Novant Health include three philanthropic foundations, two nursing home and senior residential facilities, physician clinics, outpatient surgery and diagnostic centers, rehabilitation programs and community health outreach programs.

Novant Health has been nationally recognized as the Best in Industry for Working Mothers by Working Mother Magazine and one of the Top 40 Family-Friendly NC Companies by Charlotte Parent and Piedmont Parent magazines. Additionally, Novant Health was named to the 2002 SMG Top 100 Integrated Healthcare Networks in the country.